Who We Are

Mark Kawar has been helping businesses scale their operations for over 15 years. He started Up One Rung because he saw companies having the same problems over and over again as they grew out of their startup phase and needed to take their operations to the next level. 

Mark has helped companies create their first formal budget, their first employee handbook, their first cybersecurity policies, and their first C-suite dashboards.

He’s hired hundreds of people, built budgets ranging from $1,000 to $100 million, and managed complex projects across multiple divisions at a Fortune 500 company. Most recently he onboarded and integrated 14 acquired companies over four years at a category-leading media and data company. 

Do any of these challenges sound familiar to you? 

Our hiring takes forever because every hiring manager does things their own way. 

Our annual budgeting process is equal parts rationality and blind hope. 

Employees go rogue because there aren’t clear policies for them to follow.

Up One Rung can help. We specialize in creating order out of chaos. We’ve got a menu of services to help you put in place structure and process where you need it. 

Take our free assessment to see where you might need help. Or grade yourself with our free checklist: 100 Pain Points to Cure.

You can book a free consultation with Mark to talk through your issues.  

You can reach out to us at Info@uponerung.com, or contact Mark directly at Mark@uponerung.com.

Up One Rung operates on a fixed-price project model. We don't do open-ended or vaguely defined engagements. We'll work with you to define what you want to accomplish and what success will look like. Then we'll tell you up front how long the project will take and how much it will cost. We solve your pain point and the project ends. Simple. 

Take our free assessment to see where you might need help. 

Or book a free consultation with Mark to talk through your issues.  

You can contact Mark at Mark@uponerung.com.